The score brought SDSU up 72-33 Also sign up for our community newspaper newsletters, and CaregiverSD. at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California. Former Charger Marion Butts rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown to lead the 4-6 Patriots to an upset win over the 8-2 Chargers. Means then broke through off right tackle, surviving contact with numerous defenders en route to the end zone. Atlanta fired longtime general manager Thomas Dimitroff and coach Dan Quinn following a 0-5 start this season, which led to a 4-12 finish. In the 4th quarter, further rushes on 9, 25 and 23 yards helped set up a 5 yard touchdown pass from Stan Humphries to Mark Seay, making the score 20-6. He had 85 tackles, including a career-high four for losses, and two interceptions and has 11 career interceptions. San Diego started 2-0 for the first time in 13 years, courtesy of a straightforward win over the Bengals. Ronnie Harmon then tied the scores with a two point conversion run, before catching a go-ahead touchdown pass from Humphries. There may be more cost-cutting moves ahead for the Falcons, who rank near the bottom of the NFL in salary cap space. The offense had undergone a major overhaul, with the club leaders in rushing and receiving yards (Marion Butts and Anthony Miller) both having been traded during the offseason. A dominant performance by Natrone Means helped the Chargers reach 5-0 for the first time in 31 years. The 98 points were a season best for San Diego State (10-4, 4-3 Mountain West Conference), which also achieved a season-high 27 assists. Kansas City entered the game a game back in the AFC West, and would have gone top on divisional record with a win. Following an exchange of field goals, Hostetler hit Rocket Ismail for the game-winner with seven minutes left; San Diego failed to cross the LA 40 after that. He started all 16 games in 2019, when he was Atlanta’s nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Seattle led 7-6 before Richard forced two fumbles from running back Chris Warren either side of halftime, both recovered by the Chargers, leading to touchdown runs from Ronnie Harmon and Natrone Means. Andre Coleman fumbled the opening kickoff, and though Stanley Richard soon picked off Joe Montana to offset the error, further fumbles by Means and Humphries followed, as well as a Humphries interception. N.C. A&T uses smothering defense to subdue Florida A&M. In a back-and-forth encounter, Andre Coleman's 90 yard kickoff return touchdown put the Chargers 10-3 ahead, before Pittsburgh went up 13-10 with a minute remaining in the half. The 40-year-old Fontenot becomes Atlanta’s first Black general manager after spending 18 seasons with division rival New Orleans. UC San Diego reported that 245 of its students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the winter quarter began on Jan. 4. San Diego earned a 1st round playoff bye on John Carney's 32 yard field goal 3 seconds from time. Subscribe to email newsletters from the Union-Tribune about news, sports, business, opinion and more. The Falcons have dropped three straight and are 1-7 in their last eight. The Chargers missed their second chance to win their division, easily defeated by a 49ers team winning their ninth in a row. Following an exchange of field goals, the Rams made a final bid to tie the scores, but Sean Vanhorse intercepted Miller's 4th down pass and returned it 50 yards for the clinching touchdown. It was the Falcons’ third consecutive losing season. Later, San Diego drove 89 yards in 19 plays, converting five 3rd downs and taking 10 minutes off the clock, capping the drive with a 1 yard Natrone Means touchdown run; this put them ahead 37-34, with 3:01 remaining. Allen recovered after a torn Achilles tendon in Week 3 ended his 2018 season. Humphries found a wide open Duane Young for the go-ahead score three plays later. The Chargers responded with a John Carney field goal and Natrone Means' 1 yard touchdown run, and led 10-3 at the half. Find out the latest game information for … The Chargers forced a punt on the Chiefs' next possession, but had to punt themselves after Means was stopped two yards short of a first down at the two minute warning. Stanley Richard forced two key turnovers either side of halftime, and the Chargers overcame an uncertain start, and the loss of Stan Humphries, to win comfortably. at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana. 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The Chargers' first home game in San Diego … Braves: Mark Melancon leaving Atlanta for San Diego Braves In a bit of unfortunate news, one of the two significant Braves names left unsigned is heading back to California Braves, Mark Melancon, MLB free agency Bailey played his first eight seasons with Kansas City before making nine starts in two seasons with the Falcons. at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Atlanta Falcons have named Terry Fontenot the team’s general manager. They had made him a pet, taking him for walks in New York’s Central Park, and our Zoo staff did the same for him when he arrived in San Diego. A pair of big plays helped the Chargers run their record to 3-0. The Atlanta Falcons have cleared almost $11 million in cap space by releasing two ... 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Unusually, four different quarterbacks threw touchdown to four different receivers in the first half alone, with Jeff Hostetler and Stan Humphries both picking up injuries and giving way to Vince Evans and Gale Gilbert respectively. San Diego now has won back-to-back contests and five of its last seven. (Michael C. Hebert/New Orleans Saints via AP). Sunday At Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Fla. Means again excelled, rushing for three touchdowns, and accounting for 120 of the Chargers' 198 rushing yards. Montana then spiked the ball an instant after the clock had expired, and the Chiefs had no opportunity to kick a game-winning field goal. A.J. Steve Young then led his team to three touchdowns in four possessions, and a 21-0 lead. Means had 104 yards on 26 carries. On defence, Junior Seau and Leslie O'Neal were again the club leaders in tackles and sacks respectively; Stanley Richard ran two of his four interceptions back for touchdowns. The Falcons’ 16 first-half points were a season low for the team. In total, the Chiefs started five of their first nine drives in San Diego territory, but only led 13-0 at halftime. At wide receiver, the trio of Tony Martin, Shawn Jefferson and Mark Seay combined for over 2,000 yards. The pair connected again to convert a 4th and 4 on the first drive of the 3rd quarter, the key play of a 17-play drive culminating in a Means touchdown and a 24-13 lead. The Chargers debuted their powder blue throwback uniforms in this game. Both returned in the 3rd quarter, which saw the Chargers drive inside the Los Angeles 20-yard line. The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating back to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural season.The Chargers franchise relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego in 1961. Meanwhile, the Aztecs forced a season-high 27 turnovers. NBA The Minnesota Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders on Sunday night, hours after the team with the NBA’s worst record this season lost for the eighth time in the last nine games. at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California. The Chargers overcame four first half turnovers to earn a crucial divisional game. The 1994 season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1993. at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Darrien Gordon's 90-yard punt return only three minutes into the game gave the Chargers a lead they built on with three Carney field goals and a 1-yard TD run by Natrone Means. Walker had 17 points for the Falcons (4-9, 2-7). To date, this is the Chargers' only Super Bowl appearance. Four interceptions of Rams' quarterback Chris Miller helped the Chargers overcome a faltering offensive performance and dodge an upset defeat. It is part of a supposed locally infamous curse in the San Diego area, involving its sports teams. He started 76 of 77 career games and had two interceptions in 12 games in 2020. Humphries completed 19 of 26 passes for 280 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions - this game him a passer rating of 146.3, a career-high. Williams 16 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick), SD – Pupunu 43 pass from Humphries (Carney kick), SD – T. Martin 43 pass from Humphries (Carney kick), This page was last edited on 19 February 2021, at 14:24. A pair of Nick Lowery field goals has the Jets up 6-0 approaching halftime, but a two-yard strike from Humphries to Mark Seay put the Chargers ahead to stay. In the second half, Natrone Means scored his first touchdown for six weeks, and Humphries found Tony Martin for another score, but the 49ers struck the final blow when Deion Sanders returned an interception for a 90-yard touchdown. The Atlanta Falcons have cleared almost $11 million in cap space by releasing two veterans — safety Ricardo Allen and defensive end Allen Bailey. San Diego managed to cross the San Francisco 30 on their first possession, but Humphries was sacked attempting to convert a 4th and 8. San Diego won their first six games en route to an 11–5 record, and were crowned AFC West Champions. Firstly, with San Diego up 6-3, he had runs of 9, 8, 6, 6 and 9 yards on five consecutive plays, the last of these a touchdown. Montana then converted two 4th downs, before finding Danan Hughes at the San Diego 31 with the clock running. Natrone Means rushed for 102 yards, his fifth consecutive 100 yard game; this set a new club record, eventually broken by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. San Diego drove into Denver territory in the final minute, but Humphries was knocked out of the game with an ankle injury, and backup Gale Gilbert threw four consecutive incompletions from the Denver 31. Down 17-0 and 24-6, the Chargers rallied to lead 27-24, thanks to three Stan Humphries touchdown passes and a 99 yard interception return by Stanley Richard as time expired in the 1st half. Mike Tomczak led the team on three consecutive touchdown drives, putting them ahead 34-27 with 6:29 to play. Midway through the 3rd quarter, Seattle were threatening with a 1st and 10 at the San Diego 28, but Stanley Richard picked off a Rick Mirer pass and went 73 yards for his second touchdown of the season. John Carney's 33-yard field goal with two seconds remaining preserved San Diego's unbeaten record, after they had let a twenty point lead slip in the 2nd half. But just over seven weeks from Selection Sunday, San Diego State really, truly, absolutely, positively sits smack on the bubble. A missed 47-yard field goal by John Carney with seven minutes to play cost the Chargers, as they were kept out of the end zone for the second time in three games. Midway through the 4th quarter, Darren Carrington intercepted Montana and returned the ball to the Chiefs' eight yard line. The game turned late in the third quarter, when Ron Dickerson was penalised for running into the kicker on a San Diego punt. Pittsburgh, who were assured of the #1 seed in the playoffs, had rested many of their starters by this point, but nonetheless rallied. With the upset win over the Steelers, the Chargers went to their first Super Bowl. The Chargers overcame a 21–6 halftime deficit by limiting the Dolphins offense to only 16 plays in the second half. San Diego led 24-0 early in the 2nd quarter, and John Carney's five field goals helped them stave off a Saints comeback thereafter. 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The 1994 season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1993.The offense had undergone a major overhaul, with the club leaders in rushing and receiving yards (Marion Butts and Anthony Miller) both having been traded during … AFC Divisional Playoffs: Dolphins at Chargers, AFC Championship Game: Chargers at Steelers, ON PRO FOOTBALL; Questions With Few Answers in Culver's Death, Former center Whitley found dead in his Texas trailer home – NFL – ESPN, Chris Mims | Former Charger Mims dead at 38, Ex-Washington High, WSU great Bush dies | NFL, Junior Seau, Famed N.F.L. 25 SDSU 75, Fresno State 57 ... make-up games, seeding and T-Go’s defense, Which games will be rescheduled, will Mountain West tweak seedings and Terrell Gomez’s defensive improvement, Padres’ Chris Paddack plans to put new spin on 2021, Pitcher turns to analytics after opponents hit far better against his fastball in his second MLB season, 3 thoughts: No. The 1994 Chargers are also remembered for tragedy in the form of numerous untimely deaths, as eight of the players from that 1994 squad have died prematurely since that time, all by the age of 44. 2nd year running back Natrone Means took over the lead rusher role, setting a club record with 1,350 yards during the regular season. San Diego State dominated the first half and led 52-16 at halftime.

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